#48 - Beautiful Song

One of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard recently, and I say recently, but the song came out about 12 years ago. That song is “New Soul” by Yael Naim. Man, this song is actually what I needed to hear today. It had me bursting into tears thinking of my life and all the mistakes I’ve made, and the true beauty of those mistakes which all lead me to writing this right now. These are the types of songs that light a fire in me to create a life for myself and see the beauty in life. This song in particular goes straight to my heart in the most beautiful way. I highly suggest giving it a listen when you are done reading this.

Anyway, I went to Walgreens after the gym this morning to pick up some writing material including notebooks, pens, and a small pocket journal. My goal is to do as much writing as possible. When it comes to getting my writing done on a daily basis, I refer to a Tim Ferris rule. He says to limit your quota to writing AT LEAST two pages . The thinking behind this, I believe, is a lot of times there is fear of your writing having to be perfect, which in turn leads you to not writing at all because it will never be perfect. By limiting it to two pages, if you don’t feel like writing that day, you can easily crank out two pages, even if it’s shit words, that’s okay because it’s two pages and you fulfilled your duty for the day. Also, if you’re having a good day then the worst that happens is your writing bleeds over to more than two pages.

That concept is true for many cases in my life. In my head I’m thinking, “Oh, when the time is perfect I’ll write,” or I get performance anxiety and end up distracting myself with something else.

I love you all and hope everyone finds the peace of mind they deserve. We are all on this beautiful planet together. I know there is chaos, misery and suffering out there and I do believe we need to acknowledge that. I am grateful for the life I’ve been given, surrounded by the people I love.